NMHS42160 Health Assessment (Bridging)

Academic Year 2021/2022

This module is designed to provide healthcare professionals who have acquired comprehensive physical assessment and health history taking skills, to advance their knowledge to an advanced level. The module will enable the practitioner to advance the knowledge gained to the level of establishing accurate differential diagnoses, including the integration of pathophysiological findings.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate the comprehensive knowledge and skills required to undertake a comprehensive health history and self critique.
2. Demonstrate advanced clinical-decision making skills in the application of health history and
physical examination skills in the clinical setting.
3. Critically analyse evidence-based practice in a variety of clinical contexts using case studies, indicating
pathophysiological findings.

Indicative Module Content:

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

24
Small Group

10
Practical

12
Specified Learning Activities

24
Autonomous Student Learning

55
Total

125
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Theoretical content delivered using blended learning.
Laboratory based teaching and learning.
Didactic teaching 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Requirements:

Completion of Health Assessment Level 8 module or equivelant


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Examination: Coursework 1 hour End of Trimester Exam No Graded Yes

50
Project: Undertake a health history and critique Throughout the Trimester n/a Graded Yes

50

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 
Remediation Type Remediation Timing
Repeat Within Two Trimesters
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Peer review activities
• Self-assessment activities

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Name Role
Dr Catherine Redmond Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Rita Smith Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Ms Katie Wedgeworth Lecturer / Co-Lecturer